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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

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As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. In 1935, Henry Warren [right] received a medal from the Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia, for his invention of the Telechron synchronous motor. electricity lines.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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Based in Berlin, the DGS supports the introduction of solar technologies and renewable energy resources into the power grid. In 1996 he cofounded PowerWorld , a power system information and analysis company, in Champaign, Ill. He then served as president of the German Solar Energy Society (DGS) , from 1993 to 1997.

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Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

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A jet-setting career After receiving his bachelor’s degree in power engineering in 1948 from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Hissey joined Leeds and Northrup (L&N) in Philadelphia as an applications engineer. The company made electrical measurement instruments and control and power systems.

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Robert Dennard, DRAM Pioneer, Dies at 91

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He specialized in power systems analysis. Schulz, a member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society , authored or coauthored 32 papers on power grid testing reliability that were featured in IEEE publications. at the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia. He retired in 2000 and became a consultant.

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What Does Battery Storage Mean for EV Drivers?

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In 2030, McKinsey estimates that there may be as many as 48 million EVs plugging into the US power grid, which means that utility providers are already preparing for the increased load. Here’s what battery storage means for you. What is a battery energy storage system?

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